Action Alerts
Monday, June 26, June 23-28th - times listed on Facebook
Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St., Columbus.
This powerful new documentary highlights the struggle by Leaders for Equality and Action in Dayton (LEAD) with the help of their lawyers at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) on behalf of Dayton residents to gain access to jobs and education by bus to the neighboring suburb of Beavercreek. This clash between neighbors and the issues it raised are reminiscent of resistance faced by advocates and developers of affordable housing in communities across the country and this important film imparts important lessons for all of us.
Fri-Sun, June 23-25
Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.
A free, non-corporate, yearly celebration of Columbus, Ohio’s community organizations, performers, artists, and volunteers. comfest.com.
Check out the Free Press wine booth near the Buttles Street entrance.
And the Free Press Comfest salon on Sunday at 1pm on the Solar Stage!
Keynote speaker Dennis Kucinich will speak on the Bozo stage Sunday at 3:30pm.
Thursday, June 22, 7-8:30pm
St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 30 West Woodruff, Campus
Facebook Event
We are living in an era when trans women of color are specially subject to police violence, receiving adequate trans-inclusive healthcare is a great hassle, and violence against trans people is at an all-time high.
During this Pride month, a month celebrated for the Stonewall Rebellion and the key leadership of trans women such as Marsha P. Johnson in that struggle, join us for a panel and discussion that will get to the heart of the oppression of trans people and the fight for liberation.
Friday-Sunday, June 16-18
Columbus Pride is an LGBTQ festival in Columbus, Ohio, that remembers the Stonewall Riots and celebrates the accomplishments of the LGBTQ community. Started in 1981, it has grown into the 2nd largest Pride event in the Midwest. In 2016, Stonewall Columbus estimated over 500,000 participants.
Friday, June 16th: Festival (4pm-11pm), Bicentennial and Genoa Parks by the river
Saturday, June 17: Parade (Step-off at 10:30am), Starting at Goodale Park, Short North, to Genoa Park
Saturday, June 17: Festival (11am-8pm), Bicentennial and Genoa Parks by the river
Sunday, June 18th: Pride Brunch (11am-1pm), Columbus Athenaeum, 32 N. 4th
Visit www.columbuspride.org for more information!
Thurs, June 15, 6:30-8pm, Whetstone Branch Library, 3909 N. High St.
Facebook Event
Learn more about the state of healthcare in the United States and what a “Medicare for All” system would mean for Americans. Presenters: Dr. Claire Roden, pediatric physician; Bob Krasen, Single Payer Action Network Ohio; John Wallace, member of Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio. Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com. dsacolumbus.org
Tues, June 13, 6pm business meeting, 7pm general meeting
Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Presentation at 7pm by Greg Pace bringing us up-to-date on the efforts for a Columbus Community Bill of Rights and other news. Help elect candidates social justice values and join in Green Party participation in the Pride parade. Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building. fcgreenparty@gmail.com. facebook.com/FCgreenparty.
Monday, June 10, 9:30am-11pm
LeVeque Towen, West Broad and Front St., downtown Columbus
RAPID RESPONSE FOR BIJOU - We need your support on MONDAY, at 9:30 a.m. at the Columbus ICE office!
Bijou Sene is originally from Senegal and has lived in Cincinnati for over 12 years. She is here with her three kids, all of whom were born in Cincinnati. She has a daughter (age 12) and two songs ages 9 and 3). She is an active member of the Clifton Mosque and she loves Cincinnati. Over the years it has become her home and it is the only home her children have ever known.
Bijou's attorney and supporters have asked that those that stand for justice for all, accompany her because there is a chance she could be detained and possibly deported.
Your presence is critical for Bijou and her family.
Sponsored by the Central Ohio Worker Center.